she joins us this morning. good morning. >> good morning. >> so given the lack of negotiations, i have to ask this question -- do republicans, would they rather have the sequester than any deal that raises taxes? >> we are very concerned about the impact of the sequester. this was president obama's idea back when we were negotiating raising the debt ceiling. the across-the-board cuts that disproportionately affect the military. the republicans almost 300 days ago put forward our plan to replace these cuts with smarter reforms, smarter cuts. there's a better way to do it. what we need is for the president to get off the campaign trail, quit talking about raising taxes, and actually deliver on his promise to cut spending. we're talking $85 billion. >> congresswoman, you say the president's got to stop campaigning and start negotiating. but if you look at the latest polls, it appears it's working. the public is going to blame your party, republicans. >> well, these cuts were the president's idea. we are very conce